Category: Article

  • Beyond anti-anti-Communism

    Beyond anti-anti-Communism

    David Camfield writes that on the 80th anniversary of Leon Trotsky’s assassination, even as we move further from the conditions that defined the Trotskyist movement of last century, a critical appreciation of his politics remains necessary for the emerging socialist Left.

  • COVID-19 and the new normal

    COVID-19 and the new normal

    The authors look at how the 1% has responded to the pandemic and argues that socialists must help shape the fight for our lives.

  • At a crossroads

    At a crossroads

    Andy Sernatinger reviews the recent history of the refounded DSA, the strategic and organizational questions which defined the last few years, and the emerging political question in the COVID moment.

  • Reflections on the DSA Experience

    Reflections on the DSA Experience

    In this piece, veteran socialist Mel Bienenfeld, provides an overview and assessment of DSA’s approach to social movements based on the historic approach to these questions by the revolutionary socialist tradition.

  • How rock became white (part 1)

    How rock became white (part 1)

    In the first of a three-part series, Geoff Bailey, looks at the racial politics surrounding the birth of rock and roll and their implications for our understanding of racism today.

  • When your assaulter is the “Lesser Evil”

    When your assaulter is the “Lesser Evil”

    Natalia Tylim, a DSA member in New York, looks at the controversy surrounding Tara Reade’s accusations of sexual assault against Joe Biden and their implications for the #MeToo movement and the Left.

  • A new era begins?

    A new era begins?

    Chicago-based socialist and union activist, Joe Allen, assesses the current moment and the challenges and opportunities facing the Left.

  • Left on an Island

    Left on an Island

    Lausan Collective members Andi W. and Promise Li make a case for why the Left needs to stand in solidarity with Hong Kong. It is not about deciding which nation-state is worse; it’s about rejecting a false binary the ruling elites have crafted for us.